The World in Brief from The Economist

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The battle to find flood survivors; Qatar mediates between America and Iran, and more
28/08/2026 | 3min
Rescue workers in Nepal and Tibet continued their efforts to locate survivors of a massive flash flood that coursed through a border area on Wednesday.

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Nvidia’s record earnings; catastrophic floods sweep Nepal, and more
27/08/2026 | 4min
Nvidia reported record quarterly sales of $96bn and profits of almost $60bn, up 106% and 126% respectively from a year ago and beating analysts’ forecasts for a 15th straight quarter.

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Canada strikes back at America with tariffs; Iran vows sanctions retaliation, and more
26/08/2026 | 4min
Canada announced retaliatory tariffs on $20bn-worth of American goods, from September 8th, matching levies imposed by America after trade talks collapsed.

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Bessent announces “Operation Economic Outcast” against Iran; Trump escalates trade war with Canada, and more
25/08/2026 | 4min
Scott Bessent, America’s treasury secretary, threatened to expand secondary sanctions against Iran’s trading partners, targeting sectors such as digital assets, technology, gold, aviation and shipping.

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America due to unveil sanctions on Iran’s trade partners; Mark Carney vows retaliation, and more
24/08/2026 | 3min
Pakistan’s army chief, Asim Munir, will visit Tehran on Monday as his country continues to try to mediate an end to the war in Iran.

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The World in Brief tells you what’s on the global agenda in the coming day, what to look out for in business, finance and politics and, most importantly, what to make of it.Economist Podcasts+ subscribers and digital subscribers to The Economist should log in at economist.com/audio/podcasts/the-world-in-brief for access to the full World in Brief.Sign up for Economist Podcasts+ here: www.economist.com/podcastsplus-worldinbrief. For more information about Economist Podcasts+, including how to get access, please visit our FAQs page here https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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